Texas Rangers vs. Kansas City Royals - Box Score - September 04, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Sep 4, 2012

Final

Series: Game 2 of 4

Series tied 1-1 (as of 9/4)

Game 1: Monday, September 3
Texas	8	Final
Kansas City	4	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, September 4
Texas	3	Final
Kansas City	6	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, September 5
Texas	7	Final
Kansas City	6	Final
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Game 4: Thursday, September 6
Texas	5	Final in 10
Kansas City	4	Final in 10
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Rangers 3

(80-55, 37-30 away)

Royals 6

(61-74, 31-36 home)

Alerts

8:10 PM ET, September 4, 2012

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	1
KC	0	0	2	0	3	1	0	0	-	6	11	1

W: J. Guthrie (4-3)

L: M. Harrison (15-9)

S: G. Holland (11)

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
I Kinsler 2B	3	0	1	0	1	1	14	.266	.335	.436
E Andrus SS	3	1	1	1	0	0	11	.298	.361	.392
J Hamilton CF	4	1	2	0	0	2	17	.291	.356	.585
A Beltre 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	12	.317	.353	.544
N Cruz RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	15	.262	.329	.469
M Young DH	3	0	1	1	0	0	15	.268	.298	.350
D Murphy LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	14	.321	.397	.510
G Soto C	2	1	0	0	1	0	17	.227	.284	.364
M Moreland 1B	3	0	1	1	0	1	10	.286	.332	.511
Totals	30	3	7	3	2	7	125
BATTING 2B: M Moreland (14, J Guthrie); I Kinsler (37, J Guthrie) HR: E Andrus (3, 1st inning off J Guthrie 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: E Andrus (52), M Moreland (47), M Young (56) S: E Andrus SF: M Young 2-out RBI: M Moreland GIDP: D Murphy Rangers RISP: 0-1 (N Cruz 0-1) Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING Picked Off: I Kinsler (3rd base by S Perez)
FIELDING E: I Kinsler (15, ground ball)

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Harrison (L, 15-9)	4.2	8	5	3	0	3	1	102-69	3.37
R Oswalt	2.1	1	1	1	0	4	1	30-24	5.85
M Lowe	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	14-11	2.13
Totals	8.0	11	6	4	0	7	2	146-104
PITCHING Balk: M Lowe First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Harrison 15/23; R Oswalt 6/8; M Lowe 3/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Harrison 23-4-22-20; R Oswalt 5-6-9-4; M Lowe 5-1-0-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Harrison 5-6; R Oswalt 1-2; M Lowe 1-2 Game Scores: M Harrison 35

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
L Cain CF	4	1	1	0	0	2	23	.243	.297	.365
A Escobar SS	4	2	1	1	0	0	16	.292	.332	.391
A Gordon LF	4	1	2	2	0	1	15	.298	.368	.453
B Butler 1B	3	1	1	1	0	0	16	.309	.373	.502
E Hosmer 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.310	.368
S Perez C	4	0	1	1	0	0	13	.308	.332	.498
J Francoeur RF	4	0	2	0	0	1	22	.234	.287	.359
M Moustakas 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	12	.254	.308	.441
T Abreu DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	11	.350	.350	.450
J Giavotella 2B	4	1	1	1	0	1	18	.229	.260	.288
Totals	35	6	11	6	0	7	146
BATTING 2B: M Moustakas (30, M Harrison); A Escobar (26, M Harrison); S Perez (14, M Harrison) HR: A Gordon (11, 5th inning off M Harrison 1 on, 2 Out); J Giavotella (1, 6th inning off R Oswalt 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: A Escobar (43), B Butler (86), A Gordon 2 (62), S Perez (26), J Giavotella (10) SF: B Butler 2-out RBI: A Gordon 2, S Perez, J Giavotella Royals RISP: 1-6 (T Abreu 1-2, A Gordon 0-1, J Giavotella 0-2, J Francoeur 0-1) Team LOB: 6
FIELDING E: B Butler (2, catch) DP: 1 (A Escobar-B Butler). Outfield Assist: L Cain (M Moreland at 3rd base).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Guthrie (W, 4-3)	7.0	5	2	2	2	5	1	102-64	3.70
K Herrera	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	17-11	2.51
G Holland (S, 11)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6-5	2.73
Totals	9.0	7	3	3	2	7	1	125-80
PITCHING K Herrera pitched to 2 batters in the 9th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Guthrie 15/26; K Herrera 4/5; G Holland 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Guthrie 19-9-18-18; K Herrera 3-2-2-4; G Holland 0-2-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Guthrie 5-9; K Herrera 2-0; G Holland 1-1 Game Scores: J Guthrie 62

Scoring Summary

			TEX	KC
	1st	E Andrus homered to left (399 feet).	1	0
	2nd	M Moreland doubled to deep right center, G Soto scored, M Moreland out at third.	2	0
	3rd	A Escobar doubled to left, L Cain scored.	2	1
	3rd	B Butler hit sacrifice fly to center, A Escobar scored.	2	2
	5th	A Gordon homered to center (428 feet), A Escobar scored.	2	4
	5th	S Perez doubled to deep right center, B Butler scored.	2	5
	6th	J Giavotella homered to center (421 feet).	2	6
	9th	M Young hit sacrifice fly to center, J Hamilton scored.	3	6
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Game Information

Stadium	Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance	12,462 (32.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:31
Weather	92 degrees, clear
Wind	5 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Lance Barksdale, First Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Second Base - Adrian Johnson, Third Base - Gary Cederstrom